Opposition party stands with the Bushmen
One of Botswanas leading opposition parties, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), has attacked President Mogae over the eviction of the Bushmen.
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New diseases hit nomads as government stands by
The nomadic Nukak-Maku, one of the last hunter-gatherer tribes in the world, has been hit by tuberculosis and chicken pox, putting their survival at serious risk.
Diamond companies move in as AIDS takes hold of evicted Bushmen
A new wave of diamond exploration is sweeping the lands of the Kalahari Bushmen in Botswana.
Tragedy of mother's death highlights growing AIDS crisis
A 29-year-old Gana Bushman woman from the Central Kalahari has died of AIDS in New Xade resettlement camp, Botswana. Tumelo Sebelegangwana leaves one child of her own, and two children of her sister, who died earlier of TB.
Survival campaigner investigates uncontacted Amazon tribes
A Survival campaigner has recently returned from a trip to the Peruvian Amazon to identify areas inhabited by uncontacted tribes.
Brazil: Land for last survivor of unknown Amazon tribe
The last survivor of an unknown Amazon tribe is to be given more land to ensure his survival.
Archbishop Tutu condemns Bushman evictions
Archbishop Desmond Tutu condemns eviction of the Kalahari Bushmen and has appealed to the Botswana government not to destroy them.
Uncontacted Indian child found dead in Amazon
The body of an isolated Indian child has been discovered in the Brazilian Amazon, in the state of Maranhão. An Indian from the Guajajara tribe came across the remains of the body whilst out hunting.